The following narratives, written by survivors of the Sandy Hook shooting and excerpted from the book If I Don’t Make It, I Love You (Skyhorse, 2019), provide intimate accounts of the transformative nature of trauma in the aftermath of a school shooting. The survivors here illustrate how they’ve practiced healing, forgiveness and faith in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting. Tear down the old school, but keep a school in Sandy Hook. Alissa Parker is the mother of Emilie Parker, who was murdered in the Sandy Hook shooting. Photo provided by Alissa Parker Emilie Parker was 6 when she was killed in the Sandy Hook ElementarySchool shooting in 2012.

Source: Huffington Post December 14, 2018 17:48 UTC